# Alabama HB247: Gulf of Mexico, renamed, observation and implementation by state and local entities and state and local employees required where practicable Alabama HB247, Gulf of Mexico, renamed, observation and implementation by state and local entities and state and local employees required where practicable, is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by David Standridge (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-05-01 (Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar) (as of 2026-10-16). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-HB247-2025rs - As of: 2026-10-16 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Alabama HB247 - State: Alabama - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: Gulf of Mexico, renamed, observation and implementation by state and local entities and state and local employees required where practicable - Status: failed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-02-11 - Last action: 2025-05-01, Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar - Sponsor: David Standridge (Republican) - Cosponsors: 56 - Subjects: Government Administration - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 4 (286 yes, 100 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 0 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview No economic impacts identified for this bill. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: David Standridge (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Alan Baker (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Allen Treadaway (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Andy Whitt (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Arnold Mooney (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Ben Robbins (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Bill Lamb (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Bob Fincher (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Brett Easterbrook (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Bryan Brinyark (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Chad Robertson (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Chip Brown (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Chris Blackshear (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Chris Pringle (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Chris Sells (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Craig Lipscomb (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Danny Crawford (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Donna Givens (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Ernie Yarbrough (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Frances Holk-Jones (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Ginny Shaver (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Ivan Smith (Republican), House - Cosponsor: James Lomax (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Jamie Kiel (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Jeff Sorrells (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Jennifer Fidler (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Jerry Starnes (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Jim Carns (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Joe Lovvorn (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Kenneth Paschal (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Kerry (Bubba) Underwood (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Leigh Hulsey (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Mack Butler (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Marcus Paramore (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Margie Wilcox (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Mark Gidley (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Matthew Hammett (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Member 100491 - Cosponsor: Member 100519 - Cosponsor: Mike Kirkland (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Parker Moore (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Paul W. Lee (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Phillip Rigsby (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Randy Wood (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Reed Ingram (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Rex Reynolds (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Rhett Marques (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Rick Rehm (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Ritchie Whorton (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Ron Bolton (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Scott Stadthagen (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Steve Clouse (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Steve Hurst (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Susan DuBose (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Tim Wadsworth (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Troy Stubbs (Republican), House - Cosponsor: William Brock Colvin (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-17 | House | Third Reading in House of Origin | pass | 73 | 25 | 1 | | 2025-04-17 | House | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 877 | pass | 72 | 26 | 1 | | 2025-04-17 | House | Stadthagen Previous Question - Adopted Roll Call 876 | pass | 74 | 26 | | | 2025-04-17 | House | Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 875 | pass | 67 | 23 | 4 | ## Actions (15) - 2025-05-01: Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Senate) - 2025-04-30: Reported Out of Committee Second House (Senate) - 2025-04-22: Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on County and Municipal Government (Senate) - 2025-04-22: Pending Committee Action in Second House (Senate) - 2025-04-17: Third Reading in House of Origin (House) - 2025-04-17: Ports, Waterways and Intermodal Transit Engrossed Substitute Offered (House) - 2025-04-17: Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 875 (House) - 2025-04-17: Stadthagen Previous Question - Adopted Roll Call 876 (House) - 2025-04-17: Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 877 (House) - 2025-04-17: Engrossed (House) - 2025-02-20: Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (House) - 2025-02-19: Ports, Waterways & Intermodal Transit 1st Amendment (House) - 2025-02-19: Reported Out of Committee House of Origin (House) - 2025-02-11: Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Ports, Waterways & Intermodal Transit (House) - 2025-02-11: Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (House) ## Bill text - As Introduced: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/HB247-int.pdf) - Engrossed: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/HB247-eng.pdf) ## Related bills - HB52: Income Taxes; to make technical changes to the funding provisions of the CHOOSE Act credits and increase funding, and to extend the sunset date for deductions… (enacted) - SB331: Barbour County, compensation of the judge of probate further provided for (enacted) - SB102: Medicaid; providing presumptive eligibility to pregnant women (enacted) - HB445: Cannabinoids found in hemp; licensure and regulation of sale of consumable cannabinoid products by Alcoholic Beverage Control Board imposed (enacted) - HB357: Tobacco products, heated tobacco product definition and tax provided for (enacted) - HB349: Russell County; sheriff, salary further provided (enacted) ## Sources - [As Introduced (PDF)](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/HB247-int.pdf) - [Engrossed (PDF)](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/HB247-eng.pdf) ## Related - [HB52: Income Taxes; to make technical changes to the funding provisions of the CHOOSE…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-HB52-2025rs) - [SB331: Barbour County, compensation of the judge of probate further provided for](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-SB331-2025rs) - [SB102: Medicaid; providing presumptive eligibility to pregnant women](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-SB102-2025rs) - [HB445: Cannabinoids found in hemp; licensure and regulation of sale of consumable cann…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-HB445-2025rs) - [HB357: Tobacco products, heated tobacco product definition and tax provided for](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-HB357-2025rs) - [HB349: Russell County; sheriff, salary further provided](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-HB349-2025rs) - [Alabama bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/alabama/bills) - [Alabama state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/alabama) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-HB247-2025rs (as of 2026-10-16).